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Vettel ‘done' with Formula 1 – Ecclestone

Mar.1 Bernie Ecclestone has shot down rumours already linking the newly-retired Sebastian Vettel with a return to Formula 1. Aston Martin has already ruled the quadruple world champion out of contention to replace the injured Lance Stroll in Bahrain, but boss Mike Krack admitted that there were talks. When asked if those talks would have been serious, former F1 supremo Ecclestone told DPA: 'No, I don't think so. 'He's done with it. He won four world championships and, because of his age, he wouldn't have won seven.' Therefore, Ecclestone thinks 35-year-old German Vettel 'did the right thing' in deciding to retire. 'He is a world champion, so he has to compete with other world champions,'...
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